I just had a virtual tour of Spadola, Provincia di Vibo Valencia courtesy of Google Maps. This feature (street view) is not new but I was surprised to find that it works for some very small towns in Italy. It takes a little dexterity to navigate, but it is the next best thing to being there. Use ...

Thanks, I guess I was way off course.

Sorry - trying to delete a accidental double post

This is definitely a long shot, but my grandmother was Maria Concetta Carlino DeFrancesco. Her mother died when she was young and her father remarried. Her half sister was Filippa. Maria Concetta married Francesco DeFrancesco of Spadola, Provincia Vibo Vialencia (formerly provincia di Catanzaro ...

For rough translations I often use Google translate or another internet translator. They are not perfect but I know some italian so can make some corrections. In this case I suggest:

Dipartimento della Sicurezza Pubblica
Divisione di polizia

Certificato di polizia Records Investigation (ricerca ...

Using an on-line translation device I suggest the following, though these translations are not always perfect.

L'affidavit della composizione di famiglia e della residenza. Io stesso, il sottoscritto, dichiara come segue:

I membri della mia famiglia sono:
(io stesso)

(il mio coniuge)

Abbiamo ...

Not familiar with that surname, but my grandmother was born in Polistena. Her maiden name/surname was Carlino. She lived in Spadola and then emigrated to Hartford, CT, USA. Is anyone familiar with the Carlino family in Polistena? See also my posts under Spadola.

Thank you cousin Frank. I am Frank DeFrancesco. I was mistaken about the name of Uncle Sals wife, but thank you for reminding me that her name was Rosa, I remember her Zi'Rosine (the way they used to say it). I found my grandmother's birth certificate issued by the Comune di Polistena, Provincia di ...

Logos library has literature and other documents in various dialects. See

http://www.logoslibrary.eu/pls/wordtc/n ... rce=search

My grandfather, Frank (Francesco) DeFrancesco was from Spadola; my grandmother was Maria Concetta (Carlino) DeFrancesco. She always said she was from Reggio Calabria but she lived in Spadola. Her mother and her father remarried. She had a half-sister Filippa (who we called Zi'Fillip'). I don't ...

There are two churches in Spadola, practically side by side on the hill. I do not know the names for certain, but one might be La Madonna della Concezione Immacolata.